cen|tro|sphere

cen|tro|sphere
cen|tro|sphere «SEHN truh sfihr», noun.
1. Biology. the mass of protoplasm around a centriole in a centrosome, from which the aster rays radiate; the astrosphere: »

When present, the centrosphere takes a conspicuous though probably unimportant part in cell division (A. Franklin Shull).

2. Geology. the central core of the earth.

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  • sphere — aero·sphere; as·theno·sphere; as·tro·sphere; bar·y·sphere; bathy·sphere; bathy·ther·mo·sphere; bio·sphere; blas·to·sphere; cen·tro·sphere; chon·drio·sphere; chro·mo·sphere; coc·co·sphere; cos·mo·sphere; demi·sphere; ec·to·sphere; en·sphere;… …   English syllables

  • tro — as·tro·blast; as·tro·car·y·um; as·tro·chronological; as·tro·compass; as·tro·cyte; as·tro·cy·to·ma; as·tro·diagnosis; as·tro·dome; as·tro·gate; as·tro·ga·tion; as·tro·ga·tor; as·tro·gon·ic; as·tro·graph; as·tro·graph·ic; as·tro·labe;… …   English syllables

  • centrosphere — cen·tro·sphere …   English syllables

  • centrosphere — The specialized, often gelated cytoplasm of the cytocentrum. Contains the centrioles from which the astral fibers (microtubules) extend during mitosis. SYN: astrocele, statosphere. [centro + G. sphaira, a ball, sphere] * * * cen·tro·sphere sen… …   Medical dictionary

  • Centrosphere — Cen tro*sphere, n. [Gr. ? centre + sphere.] 1. (Geol.) The nucleus or central part of the earth, forming most of its mass; disting. from {lithosphere}, {hydrosphere}, etc. [Webster 1913 Suppl.] 2. (Biol.) The central mass of an aster from which… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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